# Accident 20110731017259A: Beech G35, Byron, GA, July 31, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2011, 13:20 local time
- Place: Byron, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6031° N, 83.7714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6031&lon=-83.7714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N156RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156RP-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA431) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110731017259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP. RIGHT WING AND RIGHT RUDDERVATOR WERE FOUND APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS FROM MAIN WRECKAGE.  WITNESSES HEARD A LOUD POP NOISE, LOOKED UP AND SAW THE WING FALLING AND AIRPLANE SPINNING TOWARD THE GROUND.  PILOT WAS EJECTED FROM THE THE COCKPIT DURING THE IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP,  SUFFERED FATAL INJURY ANDWAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM MAIN WRECKAGE.  AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED, THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA11FA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA431), Jul 31, 2011: Beech G35 (N156RP), Byron, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s sustained flight at airspeeds in excess of the airplane's never exceed speed during a steep descent, which resulted in a subsequent in-flight structural failure due to overstress.

## Other reports on N156RP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20090131002209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090131002209I), Jan 31, 2009: Beech G35 (N156RP), Williamson, GA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot landed his 1956 BE-35 at Peach State Airport (GA2) with the landing gear retracted. The pilot stated that he forgot to lower the gear before…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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